How long does it take to read A Handful of Time?
A Handful of Time by Kit Pearson takes about 3 hours 25 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 25 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1987. 186 pages, about 51,150 words. Written for children.
7 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 41 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 25 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 8 minutes |
The page count is the median across 7 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
When Patricia's mother sends her to her cousins' cottage for the summer, Patricia doesn't want to go. She doesn't know her cousins at all, and she's never been good at camping or canoeing, let alone making new friends. When she arrives at the cottage, her worst fears come true: her cousin Kelly teases her; Aunt Ginnie and Uncle Doug feel sorry for her. She doesn't fit in. Then Patricia discovers an old watch hidden under a floorboard. When she winds it, she finds herself taken back in time to the summer when her own mother was twelve ...
Subjects: Juvenile fiction, Fantasy, Time travel, Family, Romans, Relations humaines
